Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pliva, Blidinje, List of Lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jablanica Lake, Bu Ko Blato, Atorsko Lake (Paperback)

Chapters: Pliva, Blidinje, List of Lakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jablanica Lake, Bu ko Blato, atorsko Lake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pliva is relatively small river in central parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, however one of the most significant in terms of natural, cultural and historical heritage and value as a natural rarity. For hundreds of years this region was the ultimate stronghold of the Bosnian Kingdom, with town of Jajce as permanent seat of the last kings of Bosnian Kingdom. The entire region of Jajce is rich in natural heritage that cannot be viewed in isolation from the built heritage. In Jajce, these two components are closely intermingled. The Pliva valley is located in the northern part of central Bosnia and Herzegovina and known for its tranquil mountains rich in forests and abundance of nature, wildlife and especially bodies of water. The valley is dominated by two unique rivers, the Pliva and the Janj and two natural lakes on the Pliva river. The Pliva river flowing in the West-East direction, it is 33 kilometers long and with average discharge artificially set for biological minimum of 3.0 m near town of Jajce at the waterfall site. Total watershed area of the Pliva is 768 km . Its source is some 8 kilometers upstream of town of ipovo near Pljeva at the foot of the mountain of Smiljevac-Jastrebnjak, where the Pliva spring out from two very strong karstic springwells at 483 meters a.s.l. The main tributary of the Pliva is the Janj, that flows into the Pliva from the right, in the center of town of ipovo. At the confluence both rivers, the Janj and the Pliva are approximately the same size, and both have the same amount of water. Some 12 kilometers downstream, at the village of Jezero, the Pliva flows into the lar...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4544945